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BRICS at a Turning Point: PM Modi’s Vision for a New Global Order
The 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi has presented an opportunity to look beyond the traditional vocabulary of geopolitics and ask a more fundamental question: what kind of global order can respond to the challenges of an increasingly…
BRICS 2026: The Global Moment for India and the Rise of the Global South
By Poonam Sharma
The 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi has provided an important opportunity for India to go beyond the traditional language of emerging economies and ask a question that is much larger before the world: Who gets to make the…
The Global Relevance of Indian Culture: BRICS 2026
The BRICS Summit being held in New Delhi comes at a time when the world is grappling with growing geopolitical tensions, wars, and global fragmentation. In such circumstances, the message of “Building for Resilience, Innovation,…
The Need for Dialogue Across Generational Gaps
Change is the law of nature, and in accordance with this law, a change in the way of thinking is also a natural process. However, the decline of values, संस्कार (cultural and moral values), and ethical foundations among today’s younger…
Needonomics Can Guide India’s Digital Journey Towards Viksit Bharat @2047: Prof. M.M. Goel
Palghar (Maharashtra) Sep.0 1, 2026- India’s journey towards Viksit Bharat @2047 must go beyond technological advancement and digital expansion to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI), innovation and digital transformation serve human…
Modi’s Diplomacy and India’s Growing Global Partnerships
~Alok Lahad
The New York Times, a newspaper long critical of Narendra Modi on questions of democracy, minorities and domestic politics, recently published a piece that many Indian readers found striking. Titled “Modi Is Hedging Against…
The Kanwariya, the Schoolchild and the Secular State
By Jyotika Kalra
A Government Administration may sometimes have good reasons to close the schools. A religious procession can clog roads, strain policing, and make the movement of children genuinely unsafe. But when the same administration…
Reject Extremism, Protect Democracy and Equal Rights: Anil Shringi
By Anil Shringi
To Whom It May Concern,
I want to make it absolutely clear that my concerns are not directed against Sikhs, Hindus, or any religious or ethnic community. I have respect for every peaceful, law-abiding Canadian citizen,…
Deeds, Not Words, Define a Man !
Dear Shri Harish Salve Ji,
I usually do not watch television interviews, except when the interviewer is Karan Thapar, a habit I developed when he made his debut producing a weekly bulletin for the Hindustan Times, where I too…
UPI: India’s Digital Payment Revolution
By Harshita Rai
A decade ago, digital payments in India were still far from being a part of everyday life for millions. Today, a small QR code at a roadside shop, a mobile number or a UPI ID can move money in seconds. The transformation is…